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The new Ghostbusters game available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC is a fun arcade-style shooter that lets you bust plenty of ghosts with your friends. Don't expect too much depth or variety for your $10 though. More »
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The year: 1987. The place: a local bowling alley's arcade room. The target: an oddly shaped cabinet in the far corner of the smoky, strobing game area, where three surly teenagers were hunched over the control panel, forearms twitching as they blasted their way through room after room of slimy aliens. I nervously waited my turn to play what might be the greatest arcade game of all time — Xenophobe. More »
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It's been 30 years since Space Invaders started, but the game is making a huge comeback. This year we'll see both Space Invaders Extreme for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, as well as Space Invaders Get Even on the Wii, which lets you take control of the invading aliens and have them smash up cities. Like a line of aliens marching inexorably downward, the game continues to make its impact on our culture. But how much do you know about these pixellated extraterrestrials who are intent on wiping us out? Learn all the facts, and see a gallery — including more screens from the new Wii version — after the jump. More »
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With Star Wars: The Force Unleashed coming out later this year, it's a perfect time to look at the history of LucasArts video games. Unfortunately, the long road of Star Wars tie-in games hasn't always been pretty. We've come a long way since the old 8-bit games of 1983, and here are some of the high and low points of the past 25 years. More »
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